Clinical Doctorate in Speech-Language Pathology

Professional doctorateSLPDDoctor of Speech-Language Pathology

Overview

Part-time online clinical doctorate for practicing, licensed speech-language pathologists, with healthcare and education tracks. The curriculum lists a two-year duration and a 45-credit minimum.

Official program name: Clinical Doctorate in Speech-Language Pathology
Awarded degree: Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology
Source: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level: Doctoral — professional doctorate
University: University of Cincinnati
Administering location: Cincinnati, OHWhere the university or its administering campus is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Subject: Health Sciences
Specializations: Healthcare track · Education track
Source: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Required credits: 45 credits minimum
Source: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration: 2 years
Source: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Start terms: Fall
Source: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

Professional clinical doctorate for licensed SLPs, described as fully online and part-time.

Source: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026

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Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus visits, practical placements and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the university states it.

Academic delivery: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
Source: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits: Campus visits: not verified
Practical placement: Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Part-time
Source: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026

The program page does not say whether campus visits or placements are required. Ask the university before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Curriculum

The page describes the curriculum as proposed and subject to change.
Source: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Specializations, concentrations and tracks

Healthcare track
Source: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Education track
Source: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Prior degree: RequiredGraduate of an ASHA-accredited SLP master's program.
Source: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Professional license: RequiredCurrent state SLP licensure in good standing.
Source: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 3 — Graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Source: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Work experience: RequiredMeet CCC-SLP criteria with at least 3 years of clinical practice.
Source: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Application fee: Required$65 — $65 domestic application fee.
Source: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadline
January 11, 2027 · for Fall 2027
Source: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Upcoming

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All online students — Instructional fee, part-time per credit hourFrom the university's online tuition table	$662	per creditEstimated tuition$29,790 = 45 credits × $662 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the university for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation, authorization and licensure

Three separate questions: is the university accredited, can it enroll students from your state online, and does the program meet licensure requirements where you live?

Institutional accreditation

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No programmatic accreditation verified for this program. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

State authorization

The University of Cincinnati participates in NC-SARA, which grants reciprocity to offer online and distance learning programs to residents of other SARA states, except where noted. Official pageSource: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026

International applicants

Not verified for this online program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.

online.uc.edu/about/accreditations-licensures.html — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
online.uc.edu/degrees-programs/doctoral/clinical-speech-language-pathology-slpd.html — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
online.uc.edu/tuition-finances/program-fees.html — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 10, 2026
DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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